| ~Maggie Pepper~ 1919 |
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| ~L269-38: Elliott Dexter & Ethel Clayton~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
This comedy-drama was adapted from the play by Charles Klein. Maggie Pepper (Ethel Clayton) is
an outspoken young salesclerk who is taking care of her sister-in-law's child Claire (Edna Mae
Wilson) while she is serving time for shoplifting. Maggie has just turned down a marriage proposal
from salesman Jake Rothschild (Raymond Hatton) when she meets Joe Holbrook (Elliott Dexter),
the store's owner. She mistakes Holbrook for a man looking for a job and tells him to stay away
from the company. Instead of being angry, Holbrook admires her spirit and realizes she actually
has some good ideas. Joe then reveals his identity, hires her as his assistant, and the
implementation of her ideas soon makes the store prosper. Although he is engaged to another girl,
he begins to see that Maggie is the better choice. The sister-in-law Ada (Winifred Greenwood) gets
out of jail she marries Sam Darkin (Tully Marshall), they take Claire and teach her to be a
pickpocket. After Ada and Claire are apprehended in Joe's store, Ada is imprisoned, while Maggie
gets Claire back. When Joe's fiancée breaks their engagement upon seeing his interest in Maggie,
Maggie leaves, and to protect Claire from Darkin, decides to move to Pittsburgh. After Joe is
wounded helping Maggie prevent Darkin from kidnapping Claire, he pretends to be seriously hurt
so that she will nurse him overnight. The next day, Joe demands that she marry him, and she
consents.
Plot Synopsis is a combination of Plot Synopsis' from allmovie.com & afi.com
an outspoken young salesclerk who is taking care of her sister-in-law's child Claire (Edna Mae
Wilson) while she is serving time for shoplifting. Maggie has just turned down a marriage proposal
from salesman Jake Rothschild (Raymond Hatton) when she meets Joe Holbrook (Elliott Dexter),
the store's owner. She mistakes Holbrook for a man looking for a job and tells him to stay away
from the company. Instead of being angry, Holbrook admires her spirit and realizes she actually
has some good ideas. Joe then reveals his identity, hires her as his assistant, and the
implementation of her ideas soon makes the store prosper. Although he is engaged to another girl,
he begins to see that Maggie is the better choice. The sister-in-law Ada (Winifred Greenwood) gets
out of jail she marries Sam Darkin (Tully Marshall), they take Claire and teach her to be a
pickpocket. After Ada and Claire are apprehended in Joe's store, Ada is imprisoned, while Maggie
gets Claire back. When Joe's fiancée breaks their engagement upon seeing his interest in Maggie,
Maggie leaves, and to protect Claire from Darkin, decides to move to Pittsburgh. After Joe is
wounded helping Maggie prevent Darkin from kidnapping Claire, he pretends to be seriously hurt
so that she will nurse him overnight. The next day, Joe demands that she marry him, and she
consents.
Plot Synopsis is a combination of Plot Synopsis' from allmovie.com & afi.com
| Directed by: Chester Withey Written by: Gardner Hunting Based on the play Maggie Pepper by Charles Klein (New York, 13 Aug 1911). |
| ~Cast~ Ethel Clayton ... Maggie Pepper Elliott Dexter ... Joe Holbrook Winifred Greenwood ... Ada Darkin Tully Marshall ... Sam Darkin Edna Mae Wilson ... Claire Darkin Raymond Hatton ... Jake Rothschild Marcia Manon ... Alice Keane Clyde Benson ... John Hargen William Elmer ... Dud Corey Bud Duncan ... Delivery Boy Clarence Geldart ... Detective Fay Holderness ... Mrs. Thatcher |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Produced & Released by: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Cinematography by: David Abel Assistant Director: Louis Howland Presenter: Jesse L. Lasky Length: 5 Reels Runtime: 50 Minutes Released: February 23, 1919 |
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